{"id":26051,"date":"2017-06-28T16:54:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-28T20:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=26051"},"modified":"2017-06-28T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T20:54:49","slug":"mass-luminosity-announces-global-esports-amateur-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/mass-luminosity-announces-global-esports-amateur-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Luminosity Announces Global Esports Amateur Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS, Texas, June 28, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Dallas, Texas based Mass Luminosity, Inc., the parent company of the leading social media network for PC gamers, GTribe (www.gamingtribe.com), announced today that it is launching a global Esports project for casual gamers, endorsed by Logitech G.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0628-masslum-gtribe-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Mass Luminosity G TRIBE\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0628-masslum-gtribe-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0628-masslum-gtribe-600x450-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/17-0628-masslum-gtribe-600x450-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nMass Luminosity has recruited the most outstanding pioneers of Esports, some of which, to the very date, 20 years ago (June 27, 1997) launched a new era of sports by creating the world\u2019s first professional gaming league for PC gamers, the Cyberathlete Professional League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This initial team is composed of the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mike Wardwell \u2013 First full time Esports commissioner (1997)<\/li>\n<li>Tim Schuh \u2013 First Esports network coordinator (1997)<\/li>\n<li>Monte Fontenot \u2013 First Esports event coordinator (1998)<\/li>\n<li>Dan Hammans \u2013 First multiple event Esports champion (1998)<\/li>\n<li>Andrew Waterman \u2013 Designer of the first Esports amateur league (2000)<\/li>\n<li>Frank Nuccio \u2013 Commissioner of the first Esports amateur league (2001)<\/li>\n<li>George Kaspiris \u2013 First Esports press director (2001).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to have this group of visionaries join our team at Mass Luminosity, to assist us on the launch of this global Esports endeavor for casual gamers,&#8221; said Angel Munoz, CEO at Mass Luminosity. \u201cWe are also pleased to have the GTribe\u2122 engine power this new experience, both on the web and on mobile devices, and look forward to announcing more details of this exciting new experience soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwenty years ago, we recruited some of the most talented people in the world to create an organization that would propel PC gaming into the realm of professional sports,\u201d said Kimberly Vizurraga, Vice President at Mass Luminosity. \u201cToday we are proud to bring the same team together for a concept that we believe will bring Esports to even wider audiences and make it easily accessible to millions of people worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Mass Luminosity:<\/strong><br \/>\nMass Luminosity, an initiator of global engagement and community experiences, manages large social media channels and is the parent company of Gaming Tribe (GTribe), the leading social media network for PC gamers and technology enthusiasts, located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamingtribe.com\/\" class=\"autohyperlink\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.gamingtribe.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DALLAS, Texas, June 28, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; 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